Best Portuguese Films - Instituto Camoes

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Composed by feature films from 1907 to 2006 and a few short films from the silent period in Portugal, this list was commissioned by Instituto Camões.

1-37 - silent period
38-156 - feature films

Instituto Camões (Camoes Institute) was created in 1992 for the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture world-wide. The list was organized by José de Matos-Cruz, a Portuguese writer, journalist, editor, high-school teacher, investigator, encyclopedist. Since 1980 he works at the Cinemateca Portuguesa (Portuguese Film Archive), in Lisbon. He is a prominent historian of the Portuguese cinema.

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  1. 8 -

    O Homem dos Olhos Tortos

    1918, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 9 -

    Mal de Espanha

    1918, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Malmequer

    1918, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 32 -

    Nazaré, Praia de Pescadores

    1929, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 34 -

    Lisboa

    1930 — a.k.a. Crónica Anedótica, in 1 top list Check
  6. 35 -

    Maria do Mar

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  7. 38 -

    A Severa

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 40 -

    As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 41 -

    Maria Papoila

    1937, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 47 -

    Ala-Arriba!

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 52 -

    Inês de Castro

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 53 -

    Camões

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source